Ferdinando, Derrick James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Derrick James |
Surname | Ferdinando |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1946 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Henry William and Alice Amelia Ferdinando, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | PG135 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/3. Grave 165. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 57541 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1946 |
End Date | 06-09-1946 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Local training sortie |
Reason for Loss | On final approach at night and with low cloud, stalled and hit the ground in a field in Long Compton, three miles east of the airfield. |